Boston vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
676K
5.55M

The cost of living in Boston is 350% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 27th and 6622nd ($3652 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Kenya, respectively. Check the United States vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 71st and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$8707

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820